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| DIRECTORS' BIOS | |
| Jim Helsinger | Artistic Director Jim has directed the Orlando Shakespeare Theater productions of The Merry Wives of Windsor, Crime and Punishment, Every Christmas Story Ever Told, The Imaginary Invalid, Tartuffe, The Comedy of Errors, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Richard III, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Taming of the Shrew, The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged), The Curate Shakespeare: As You Like It, and Hamlet. Other directing credits include The Actor's Theatre of Louisville (A Tuna Christmas and The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr, Abridged), Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival (The Mystery of Irma Vep, Sleuth, Imaginary Invalid, Charley's Aunt and The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr, Abridged), Florida Studio Theatre (Good Evening) Cape May Stage (The Big Bang, Stones in His Pockets, King Mackerel and the Blues are Running and The Fourposter). As a playwright, he is the author of Robinson Crusoe; A Christmas Carol in Five Parts; The Trial of Joan the Maid; Frankenstein, the Modern Prometheus and Dracula: The Journal of Jonathan Harker. As an actor he has appeared in the titles roles of Henry V, Cyrano De Bergerac, Oscar Wilde, Dracula and Hamlet. He is also a member of the Shakespeare Theatre Association of America (STAA), the National Theatre Conference (NTC), Actor's Equity Association (AEA), the Screen Actor's Guild (SAG), and the American Federation of Radio and Television Artists (AFTRA). He holds a BA from Miami University (Ohio), and an MFA from the Alabama Shakespeare Festival / University of Alabama - Professional Actor Training Program. |
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| Shannon Lacek | Managing Director Shannon served as the Director of Development for Orlando Shakes for three years before becoming the Managing Director at the beginning of the 2010-2011 season. She joined Orlando Shakes after a six-and-a-half-year tenure as the Director of Marketing & Development at Enzian Theater in Maitland where she oversaw programming, marketing, advertising, public relations, promotions, and fund raising for the Theater and the Florida Film Festival, as well as five other mini-festivals. Shannon has also worked for the Metro Orlando Film & Entertainment Commission and the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission. Shannon has a B.A. in English Literature from the University of Central Florida and completed the Crummer Management Program at Rollins College. She is a former president of Women in Film Florida and is currently a Graduate Faculty Scholar in the UCF Film Department. |
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| STAFF DIRECTORY | |
| Administration | |
| PJ Albert General Manager |
Shannon Lacek Managing Director |
| Skip Alderman Audience Development and Group Sales |
Melissa Mason Director of Marketing and PR |
| Betsy Dye Marketing Coordinator |
Jamie Mykins Director of Development |
| Patrick Flick Associate Artistic Director/New Plays |
Mark Routhier Associate Director of New Play Development |
| Jim Helsinger Artistic Director |
John Ryan House Manager/ Vounteer Coordinator |
| Anne Hering Director of Education |
Gina Yolango Box Office Manager |
| Lisa Horohoe TYA Coordinator |
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| Melissa E. Koerner Company Manager |
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| Production Team | |
| George Hamrah Production Manager |
Spencer Burke Technical Director |
| Rob Jones Master Electrician |
Denise Warner Costume Shop Manager |
